exterminate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin exterminātus, perfect passive participle of exterminō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ex- (“thoroughly”) + terminō (“to finish, close, end”), from terminus (“limit, end”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɛkˈstəː.mɪ.neɪt/, /ɪkˈstəː.mɪ.neɪt/ (US) IPA(key): /ɪkˈstɝ.mɪ.neɪt/, /ɛkˈstɝ.mɪ.neɪt/ === Verb === exterminate (third-person singular simple present exterminates, present participle exterminating, simple past and past participle exterminated) (transitive) To kill or otherwise permanently eliminate all of (a population of pests or undesirables), usually intentionally. (figuratively, transitive) To bring a definite end to; to finish completely. ==== Synonyms ==== (to kill all): annihilate, eradicate, extermine, uproot (to bring an end to): stamp out See also Thesaurus:destroy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== terminate termination terminator ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Verb === extermināte second-person plural present active imperative of exterminō == Spanish == === Verb === exterminate second-person singular voseo imperative of exterminar combined with te